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BETHPAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Volume 46 Number 34 329 Broadway., Bethpage, NY 11714 September 5-11, 2008 (516)681-0440 ext. 21 FAX (516)681-9354 Email: Nuz2u@aol.com 50 Cents
Northrop Grumman Dedicates F-14 Monument
Thanks to the efforts of Northrop Grumman and the US
Navy Bethpage is now home to the 71 l t n of 712 built F-14
Tomcat fighter jets. Legislator Mangano joined Northrop
Grumman VP Pat McMahon in dedicating a monument
located at the nose of the 711t n F14 located on Grumman
Road on the lawn of Northrop Grumman Headquarters AKA
plant 25. Northrop Grumman hosted the ceremony to
"honor our legacy, celebrate the spirit of innovation and
inspire our future.
Northrop Grumman VP Pat McMahon served as master
of ceremonies commented Grumman Quality was best
described by Admiral McCain's (John McCain's father),
famous words
"Grumman on a plane is like sterling on silver". US Navy
LT Cmder Howe reflected on the reliability of the F-14 and
Legislator Ed Mangano thanked all the Grumman
Employees for their craftsmanship and dedication to excel­lence..
Pat McMahon also thanked Grumman Club President
Barbara Nilsen for the Grumman Retirees Club participation
in bringing the F-14 to Bethpage.* The plane is officially on
loan to the Grumman Club from the National Museum of
Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Fla..
The moving ceremony was well attended by many
Northrop Grumman employees, past and present. Special
Guests included members of the families of Mike Pelehach,
known as the "Father of the F-14" and Bob Kress the F-14's
first chief engineer. Also in attendance was Bob Smyth, the
first to fly the F-14 and Lt Cmr Bob Gentry, who was the
backseater on the last F-14 flight.
All 712 F-14's were built on Long Island. The F-14
served for 34 years for total flight hours or 2,425,589 flight
hours. That is the equivalent of flying 195 hours per day,
non stop for 34 years. The 711th plane was the second to
last F-14 to be built in 1992 and the last F-14 to fly.
The F-14 was engaged in all major world events in the
last three decades including Vietnam, Grenada, Beirut, end
of the cold war, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern
Watch, Post 9-11, Combat Air Patrol, Afghanistan, Operation
Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, The F-14 is also
remembered for its co-starring role in the movie "Top Gun"
with Tom Cruise.
Below the nose of the plane is a plaque on granite that
reads, in part " For 36 years the F-14 Tomcat served our
nation with honor , grace and unmatched capabilities. Our
enemies feared its power, and our warfighters took great
pride and comfort in knowing the Tomcat was "on station"
protecting freedom. Now this last F-14 is 'on station' here,
inspiring future generations of Northrop Grumman employ­ees
and firing their passion to innovate so that they, like
those who designed and built this marvel, will continue to
provide our warfighters with unmatched capabilities they
need to defend freedom"
Northrop Grumman is a global defense and technology
company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative sys­tems,
products, and solutions in information and services,
electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and
commercial customers worldwide. , x %<5>rf*<>j

BETHPAGE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Volume 46 Number 34 329 Broadway., Bethpage, NY 11714 September 5-11, 2008 (516)681-0440 ext. 21 FAX (516)681-9354 Email: Nuz2u@aol.com 50 Cents
Northrop Grumman Dedicates F-14 Monument
Thanks to the efforts of Northrop Grumman and the US
Navy Bethpage is now home to the 71 l t n of 712 built F-14
Tomcat fighter jets. Legislator Mangano joined Northrop
Grumman VP Pat McMahon in dedicating a monument
located at the nose of the 711t n F14 located on Grumman
Road on the lawn of Northrop Grumman Headquarters AKA
plant 25. Northrop Grumman hosted the ceremony to
"honor our legacy, celebrate the spirit of innovation and
inspire our future.
Northrop Grumman VP Pat McMahon served as master
of ceremonies commented Grumman Quality was best
described by Admiral McCain's (John McCain's father),
famous words
"Grumman on a plane is like sterling on silver". US Navy
LT Cmder Howe reflected on the reliability of the F-14 and
Legislator Ed Mangano thanked all the Grumman
Employees for their craftsmanship and dedication to excel­lence..
Pat McMahon also thanked Grumman Club President
Barbara Nilsen for the Grumman Retirees Club participation
in bringing the F-14 to Bethpage.* The plane is officially on
loan to the Grumman Club from the National Museum of
Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Fla..
The moving ceremony was well attended by many
Northrop Grumman employees, past and present. Special
Guests included members of the families of Mike Pelehach,
known as the "Father of the F-14" and Bob Kress the F-14's
first chief engineer. Also in attendance was Bob Smyth, the
first to fly the F-14 and Lt Cmr Bob Gentry, who was the
backseater on the last F-14 flight.
All 712 F-14's were built on Long Island. The F-14
served for 34 years for total flight hours or 2,425,589 flight
hours. That is the equivalent of flying 195 hours per day,
non stop for 34 years. The 711th plane was the second to
last F-14 to be built in 1992 and the last F-14 to fly.
The F-14 was engaged in all major world events in the
last three decades including Vietnam, Grenada, Beirut, end
of the cold war, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Southern
Watch, Post 9-11, Combat Air Patrol, Afghanistan, Operation
Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, The F-14 is also
remembered for its co-starring role in the movie "Top Gun"
with Tom Cruise.
Below the nose of the plane is a plaque on granite that
reads, in part " For 36 years the F-14 Tomcat served our
nation with honor , grace and unmatched capabilities. Our
enemies feared its power, and our warfighters took great
pride and comfort in knowing the Tomcat was "on station"
protecting freedom. Now this last F-14 is 'on station' here,
inspiring future generations of Northrop Grumman employ­ees
and firing their passion to innovate so that they, like
those who designed and built this marvel, will continue to
provide our warfighters with unmatched capabilities they
need to defend freedom"
Northrop Grumman is a global defense and technology
company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative sys­tems,
products, and solutions in information and services,
electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and
commercial customers worldwide. , x %<5>rf*<>j